Training Yourself to Follow Good Nutrition
Five Nutrition Mistakes to Avoid
Food plays a vital part in how well you lead your life. Even the best workout efforts may not show the desired results if you are not following the right nutrition plan. It is important to discuss your nutritional needs with your personal trainer and follow the diet plan designed by him if you want to be successful in your fitness goals. You may want to consider group training as well.
You should also know the top five mistakes to avoid when trying to lose flab and maintaining an ideal body weight.
Cutting out all Fat
It’s a misconception that eating food loaded with fat makes you fatter. Rather, you should know about what type of fat to avoid and which to consume. There are several food that contain good amount of healthy fat that are vital for protein synthesis in the body. Optimum protein synthesis is desired when you want to build more lean muscles that work harder to burn more fat.
Consume food that contain healthy amount of good fat such as olives, olive oil, coconut oil, dark chocolate (YES!), whole eggs, fatty fish, greek yogurt and cheese.
Cutting out all Carbohydrate
Removing all carbohydrates from your daily meals may not such a great idea. Like fat, your body needs its share of carbs that act as fuel and provide vital energy. Without adequate energy, you can hardly expect to workout at your optimum level. What you need to do is cut down on unhealthy carbs found in processed food and confectioneries.
Your personal trainer will therefore insist that you load your plate with complex carbs such as oats, brown rice, buckwheat, quinoa, yams, all types of squash, legumes and seeds.
Vegetables are an excellent source of minerals and vitamins; nutrients your body can’t do without. You will feel weak and your body will not be able to function at its optimum level in the absence of adequate vitamins and minerals. Vegetables are also great fillers; they take long to digest and keep you full for long. You feel hungry less often and have a better chance of staying in good shape.
Make sure you take at least two to three cups of vegetables during your meals. And the best thing is that you can have them either boiled or raw as salads; as starters or even as a complete meal in itself.
Not Following a Regular Meal Pattern
Another huge fallacy is the fact that skipping meals can help you shed flab. Rather, intermittent fasting or having meals at irregular hours disturbs your body’s natural metabolic rate. This can actually lead to more fat storage (for emergency energy source) as the body is not sure of when it will get proper nutrition.
As your personal trainer will insist; having wholesome meals at regular hours is the best way to boost fat burning and maintain a high metabolic rate.
Filling up with Health Drinks
Several brands of health drinks are available in the markets that promote themselves as ‘energy boosters’. However, these are loaded with sugar (to provide instant energy) and are harmful when consumed regularly. Stay away from such drinks and load yourself instead with smoothies made from fresh fruit; yoghurt and so on. Be sure to visit Rushcutters Bay fitness trainer for tips to help you stay in shape.